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  1. Er2k

    [Crash] Game Crash from Altar

    My game keeps crashing when trying to click on my custom altar. The game works properly when the altar is empty (no heroes to be bought) but the moment I add ANY hero to it and click on it in game, the game crashes. I'm using this model: High/Blood Elven Altar of Heroes specifically the High Elf...
  2. T1Ltuha

    Need help (bouncing autoattack skill for hero)

    Hello, wanted to know, is it possible to make an ability (like huntress chuckrams) for a hero, and also balance damage decrease with every level? Like lvl1 - 1 bounce, 60% damage reduction lvl2 - 2 bounces, 50% damage reduction per bounce lvl3 - 3 bounces, 40% damage reduction per bounce
  3. T1Ltuha

    [Spell] Need Help (Channeling Stun)

    Hello everyone, i will appreciate anyone who will help me with custom skill i wanted to make, but via lack of expirience in world editor i just can't figure out how to do it popperly. I've tried to do channeling stun(like pudge ulti from DotA) with "flaming lasso" and in general that worked just...
  4. Wing-Span

    Could this cause a crash?

    call ExecuteFunc("JustTrigger_init") If I make this call to a non-existent trigger, will it crash? More precisely, is there a risk of crashing later in a multiplayer game? Just curious... I'm trying to find the error.
  5. BlackBloom

    New to vJass - Issue with custom combat system: looking for guidance

    Hi, I'm Bloom. Recently, I've been looking into vJass and the whole Warcraft3 coding and map making and got an idea: what if I make my custom combat system inside the game. Definitely easy for a rookie like me. So I put together some code, but the results, surprisingly, weren't ideal. It does...
  6. Kerzed

    Scourge empire

    Hello hive!I’m working on a Warcraft 3 custom campaign set in a dark, alternate timeline, and I want your help bringing it to life. In this world, Arthas won the events of Wrath of the Lich King, killing Tirion Fordring and resurrecting the heroes of Azeroth who tried to stop him. The Scourge...
  7. Wing-Span

    How to order a building to upgrade?

    Probably a really stupid question, but how do you trigger a building to start upgrading, for example from a Town Hall to a Castle? I really can’t find the appropriate call. Sorry, I found the answer. I searched poorly. IssueImmediateOrderById(whichUnit, unitId)
  8. Wing-Span

    How to make a ricochet unique?

    Well, I mean, so it hits a single target only once, like chain lightning, rather than jumping between two units. I couldn't find the answer online...
  9. Freakshow332

    Download keeps breaking off

    Every time I try to download something, the download stops. No matter the file size, the download always stops between 50-75%. I've tried different browsers, same problem. I've tried a VPN, same problem. I've pledged my soul to Ner'zhul, but nothing helps. My browsers always tell me "Download...
  10. Wing-Span

    How to create a region using 4 points?

    Oh my god, I never thought I couldn't find a solution to such a trivial problem: how to create weather conditions in an area without creating an area? I can't convert points into an area. More precisely, I can, and in the specified rectangle I can interact with units, but the weather conditions...
  11. Wing-Span

    Fixed Damage Bonus Aura

    In the Tropical Tower Wars map there is a wisp tower that gives everyone around a bonus of 7 damage. Moreover, even towers with 1 damage receive 7 damage, that is, this is not a percentage increase in damage, but a fixed one.So here's the question: what aura is this spell based on? Is it...
  12. the.Axolotl

    [Spell] Point attachment to unit's body part\current height?

    :") Long story short there are two spells I'm trying to merge - one is chain hook and the other is backwards salto ( both spells from HIVE authors Kazeon and B-UP:ogre_datass:). Chains use dummies attached to points if I'm not mistaken. So when my caster jumps backwards the chains follow but it...
  13. the.Axolotl

    [Spell] Loop Interval (Withering Fire)

    Hi yall so, I'm trying to create a spell that triggers whenever a unit notices a target. Basically, the spell is supposed to be Withering fire from HOTS. -I created a Point variable- Random point in region centered at position of the caster with size 4x4 -Withering fire dummy Array 5...
  14. MarcusZuOppenheim

    World Editor only shows the model's shadow

    i was trying to import Herrdave's Myrrddal animations to Ujimasa Hojo's Highborne Warmage. I used Retera for it, cleared previous animations, deleted unused vertices/nodes, set the bones to match, but my custom map wouldn't load them when I clicked test map. I wondered if the custom model was...
  15. Mark Setter

    Pwer of corruption does not open

    I need help with a cool map, made by someone else. the problem is that it has a couple of bugs that i could work on/ improve for my own or others sake. But once i try and open the map in world edit, it just doesnt open. it says "error- unit data missing or invalid" what on earth should i do...
  16. NeoZigma

    Help, I don't understand what this window means

    Hello, everyone. The thing is that this map is my favorite and I played it a lot with my friends. However, it is a somewhat rudimentary map compared to others, and there are not many users who play it, that's why I decided to open the editor and improve it as much as possible, although my...
  17. TimeMaster

    Custom Spell Not Working

    Hi people, I've been learning how to make spells on my own for sometime now and then realised the Hive has loads of tutorials. Sadly, I can't seem to figure out what's going wrong in my triggers. It is a hero ability, copied off the Firebolt (Warlock). What is it meant to do: Shoot firebolt...
  18. SoyMante

    I Need help

    A month ago I started a project based on the beginnings of the horde and the war against the Draeneis in Draenor, I have been learning to use the editor, missions, cinematics, scripts and much more in this time, but the editor every time me It gives more and more problems that I honestly don't...
  19. fang24

    Small edit help

    I'm trying to see if there is away to make the footman unit simi invisible. Mostly I want the armor, weapon and shield to stay but the human inside fully gone (no bones, ghost look fully gone like it was just living armor) but i'm having a huge problem with how 90% of any models I try to import...
  20. Angelicmuse

    Help creating custom aura ability

    Disclaimer: Relatively new to map making in general and still learning how to make various abilities function. I'm trying to create an ability that toggles between two or more different aura. Basically just press the ability to change from one effect to another. The actual effects of which are...
  21. [NR] Nikita

    help for tower defence

    Hello everyone I'm a big novice, you could say I'm touching the world editor for the first time. But I'm determined to do my tower defense as I imagine a Burbenog, Spiral Defense and Green td, all mixed with some addition I have in mind. I'm already stuck with the spawn monsters of course my...
  22. Ridge

    Hello : )

    Hello everyone, I'm new to the community although I've been playing WC3 and Blizzard games since I was a child. Unfortunately, where I was born and where I lived until a few years ago, there was no internet and I couldn't access services like Battlle net and this website, so I'm a little lost in...
  23. Dord96

    [SD/Modeling] help changing the attack effects for some models of jaina

    hello there some custom jaina models here that i the attack effct that is fire will by removed or changed to blue fire or some thing that resmbel frost ice attack effect this are the models 1 2 and 3 becuas jaina in lore is a frost mage pleass help 🙏
  24. Coltainz

    Can someone tell me why my map lags

    Been making this map for a little bit, have played it all the way through a few times. Recently though I noticed it started to have a framerate drop or something at around lvl 8 and lvl 12. Weird thing is, is sometimes it's not as bad, and sometimes it'll go away at around lvl 10, only to come...
  25. WolfChalk

    A strange error message when playing a custom game, any solutions?

    Hello! I used to play Warcraft 3 in the past long before it was turned into Reforge, there is an old map I wanted to revisit I had played as a child so I downloaded it off this site and another version from EpicWar but both versions of the map wouldn't work. It was Wolf Packs Alpha by Darkwulfv...
  26. NikWal

    [SD/Modeling] Models have animation curves, please help, I really need help.

    Good afternoon, I need your help, who fumbles with modeling in Warcraft 3, can you help? I found Roronoa Zoro's model from the Wano Arc. But this is crooked, namely crooked animations, can you fix it? I don’t understand anything in the editor, I can’t help myself, I tried it myself but ruined...
  27. ZhakNait

    In search of guides not to lose

    Hi everyone, I recently downloaded WC3 again to play custom campaigns (an excellent game that my PC can run) and stumbled upon the fact that I get beaten many times in base building missions. For that reason, I want to request guides (preferably extensive) on how to build a good base and which...
  28. Marcus777

    Need advise on how to import this "doodad"?

    Hey everyone! I am having trouble figuring out how to download "Room boss arena" (attached to this post) doodad/terrain. I downloaded it into asset manager and erased "war3mapImported/" as I was told by the post where I downloaded this doodad from, but I am missing something. ALl I get for now...
  29. Plebbetry

    Checking a point in a triangle

    Hello, i am trying to create a spell which selects units who are in a triangle inside a 1200 unit radius. So far i have read up about it and found this thread: [vJASS] - Is Point In Triangle and i've chosen this scriptfunction IsPointInTriangle takes real px, real py, real ax, real ay, real bx...
  30. Plebbetry

    Checking a point in a triangle

    Hello, i am trying to create a spell which selects units who are in a triangle inside a 1200 unit radius. So far i have read up about it and found this thread: [vJASS] - Is Point In Triangle and i've chosen this scriptfunction IsPointInTriangle takes real px, real py, real ax, real ay, real bx...
  31. L

    Font imported problem! Please Help!

    Hi every one. Please help, I cant find the FONT option in Game Interface (even if i open the map with JNGP). I try to re-install my JNGP also War3 but i still cant find the FONT option. Any know how to solve this ?
  32. fang24

    Question making an anti charm

    So I know this is going to sound odd but I am looking to make a kind of anti-charm. The idea is i want to make a unit that you can't attack but one player can control. They use an aoe charm spell to change a group of units to creep class (so the person with the unit does not get control) but it...
  33. Matthew's_warcraft_book

    How do I edit this model? (Power Generator)

    Note: I have read several tutorials, and tried using both War3 Model Editor and Mdlvis, still cant figure this out. I want to use the power generator model without the glowy crystal (picture below). I have removed the crystal and floating symbols by scaling/deleting the vertices, but this...
  34. Ashes3030

    Extended World Editor Startup Issue

    Issue: Sharpcraft WEX installed, with the following dependencies: .NET 4.6.1 Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 (x86) Program is run using Admin permission. On startup, no additional features are loaded in, just a generic World Editor on startup. Troubleshooting: I...
  35. Artezic

    Playing specific parts of an animation

    Greetings, I made a custom animation based on the Brilliance effect. But I only want to play a part when the circles widen and then destroy the effect. In the current version, the circles stay as they are for a few moments before disappearing and I want to remove that part. This is my wurst...
  36. Twizz

    AoE Damage Spell using trigger

    I'm creating a spell that creates an area and continuously damages enemies inside. It works perfectly on single unit but halves the damage when more than single unit goes in. Any way to fix this? I'm new to triggers.
  37. Yahya

    Question about editing weather effects

    Can you change the weather effects in Reforged yet? Can for example I make a sandstorm across the map in high quality? Can I make rain look much more realistic and increase it? Does anyone have any examples or tutorials or videos of this?
  38. Recklessness

    I am having an issue with this spell

    I am simply creating a spell where an archer can rotate between different elemental arrows. For some reason the gui [Ability - Set Ability Real Level Field] may not be working properly or I am doing something wrong. Here is what im working with: I am using [Item Attack Fire Bonus] as a hidden...
  39. L

    Trying to open a campaign

    so after buying warcraft 3 TFT I got a few campaigns (the Warcraft 1&2 remakes in the WC3 engine by Helldoom and Lord Perenodell), and after putting them in the campaigns folder, clicking on them, I get to the WC3TFT world editor splash page, and then it gives me an error that reads something...
  40. Yahya

    Magic Resistance Ability using Items

    So I wanted to test out ghouls with a magic resistance ability they get a tier 2. Here's what I did tell me wht went wrong. What I did was use "Magic Defense" (Human Ability) and edit its value and tech tree requirements and placed it into the ghoul yet it doesn't apply in the game? (Option 1)...
  41. V

    A Custom Map I Played Once

    Hi everyone! I was hoping someone else might remember a custom map that I use to play a lot, a long time ago. From what I remember it was some sort of survival style map. The map itself was massive, I think it was mostly tropical, but remember a giant snowy mountain in the west side of the map...
  42. Yahya

    Map not showing ingame on BNET custom game host.

    Trying to host an custom version of the map " WarChasers" I can play it off editor fine. When im trying to host it it doesnt appear in game as an option. It isn't there. Why is this? I placed it in Documents, Warcraft III, Maps with the name "XO". Is there any hope? Is it because I edited a...
  43. Jake Conner

    HELP! Working on Map for 1 Year & Hit a WALL - HELP!

    I need a hero to be able to carry an item that is a building, then drop it, and have it quickly build. I got that part- I just modified the art on the tiny-buildings already available as items. Here's the tricky part I can't seem to figure out... I need the hero to be able to pack the building...
  44. A Rather Wily Beaver

    Looking for 2 tutorials, 1 on skill shots, and 1 on adding effects to linear AOE (Shockwave)

    tl;dr: I'm looking for a tutorial on making skill shots and another on adding effects to linear AOE. Hi all, I'm new to these forums so apologies if this isn't the right place to be posting this. I'm working on a project for my friends and myself; it's a MOBA with all of our DnD characters in...
  45. Recklessness

    Request for ICON

    I'm creating a 3 player rpg and in my rpg there are various professions one of those professions is Cooking. In short I tried searching for some sort of Omelet icon and was unable to find a nice one. My idea is for an omelet version of the Thunder lizard Egg icon which already exists in Warcraft 3.
  46. Recklessness

    Player online detection

    Essentially what I've been trying to figure out to do is a trigger that would enable my RPG to detect which of the three players are online so they can all get the game started at once. Let me specify a bit more. In my rpg you start at a race selection screen then a class selection screen...
  47. FSK

    How to open war3.mpq files in war3 model editor?

    Should be easy but when I look in MPQ browser says unable to find
  48. Recklessness

    Flame Nova ability not working properly

    Essentially, I am trying to create the following spell : Flame Nova: Cause a nova of fire to explode outwards from the targeted area dealing (1.5 x Intelligence) damage to all units caught within. Additionally, units caught within flame nova are set Ablaze and will explode after 3 seconds...
  49. CodeBlack

    Hero Binders Terrain Rework - Edit: Solved :)

    Hey Guys, I am currently working on one of my Projects again and started remaking the Terrain... Sadly im still not as good as i wish to be and im lacking ideas for one of the areas. So basically im stuck again; solely because of the terrain and thats mildly infuriating... Cheers...
  50. FutureWolf4

    [Trigger] Custom Summoning Spell - Summoned Units Don't Last Forever [Solved]

    Hello, I have a problem regarding a custom spell I made for a hero (Gnoll Chieftain) called "Gnoll Patrol". The spell in question summons different Gnoll-Type units that last forever to fight alongside the Gnoll Chieftain. In order to make the spell summon different units, I made the main...
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